My newest kitchen friend

                      

I have been hanging out at Mustafa's too much.  The fact that it is open 24/7 and only a 5 minute drive from my home is to blame. But I can't help it, it is such a terrific place to browse for kitchenware. Not as glitzy as Robinson's, Tangs or Takashimaya, nor as hardcore as those professional supply stores in Joo Chiat or Temple St; just a comfortable mix of both. There are plenty of cooking and baking tools, ranging from very cheap to very fancy-wancy WMF. Plus they have specialty Indian cookwares not available in other parts of this city.

Like this pan above, I don't know the name I'm afraid. But when I first saw it, I wanted it, and pretty soon I convinced myself that I needed it. For when I figured what to make in it. So I bought one, and it has been getting very comfortable sleeping in my pantry for what, two months now. Last week I finally got round to using it to make these little batter cakes with finely diced vegetables and roast pork bits, good to eat as a teatime snack. Looks similar to, but are not the same as takoyaki. The pan was fun to use though- it took some time to heat up but once it did, it retained its heat well and the cakes cooked evenly and brownly.

I am thinking of buying a tawa next. It would look more stylish than my boring old Tefal. And maybe also a murukku press,for when I ever get round to making putu mayam.

Comments

[slurp!]

5mins?!!! tell me how? hehehe :P
are these cast iron?

[boo_licious]

That looks so cool! What a great idea to chk out Indian stores for cooking items. Thanks for the tip.

[dachsie]

Gadgets! Don't we all love 'em. This looks cool.

Am sure the little balls of veg and meat ( is there a proper name for this?) are tasty!

[Shirley]

I agree with you - that place is so much fun. I was just there yesterday. Visit was very rushed, got out with tea dust and some cardamons to try to make some masala tea.

[umami]

slurp, by car lah. yes I think it is cast iron, with a nonstick coating, pretty heavy.

boo_licious, oh yes, Indian stores are veritable treasure troves for cookwares

daschie, these little balls have no names, but yes, quite tasty

shirley, their range of tea dust is amazing, and the packaging, very cute.

[keona]

Is it possible for you to give the address / phone number of this place??. I would love to shop there if I'm ever in Singaporeor maybe they will ship overseas. Thanks

[umami]

keona, I don't have the phone number or address, sorry. All I know is that it is at the corner of Kitchener Rd and Jalan Besar. I doubt they do shipping, even locally.

[keona]

Thanks umami. I dont know Singapore at all, which part is KItchener Rd in??? Sorry to bother you again

[umami]

keona, Kitchener road is in the Little India, or Serangoon area.

[keona]

Thanks for your help umami :)

[Topher Fischer]

Two years later... That's got to be an aebleskiver pan! My mom and I use to make aebleskivers and eat them with jam and powdered sugar, delicious! If you curious, Wikipedia has a decent page on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86bleskiver

[umami]

Topher, thanks for the information. It came from India so I think the Indians would cook somethings with it as well, and of course this would be just the thing to cook aebleskivers as you said.